| Author | Message | ||
     Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Hi What was the name of that pub with the theatre you were talking about the other night? | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
The King's Arms- Chapel Street, Salford. The next Embryo Nights are Friday and Saturday this week. There's a piece I've directed on on the Friday night if you're interested... | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.78.58.14 |
You two are making me feel very nostalgic. I used to spend hours researching in Salford and Manchester. My ancestors lived in Greengate, on Cobourg street, Regent/Oldfield Road in the 1800's. Isn't Chapel Street close to them? | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Ally- yep, Chapel Street is the lower end of the A6- turns into Salford Crescent when it crosses Oldfield Road. A book I've been reading you might like is 'The Gangs Of Manchester' by Andrew Davies- about the Scuttlers, the street gangs of the 1800s in Manchester and Salford. Who knows, maybe you'll find some familiar names in it! What's really interesting, though, is that you could take any of the stories about youth violence, change a few names, and you'd have any contemporary news story on chavs. So maybe chavs aren't a sign of civilisation being in terminal decline, which is nice to know. People finding Russell Brand and Little Britain funny, on the other hand, takes rather more explaining... | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.78.58.14 |
I've been thinking along the same lines about street gangs in each century. If you see any Shakeshaft/Shakespeares/Leighs/Ashtons/Dawsons - let me know :>) | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 79.187.206.46 |
Simon B - You know, I think I've got a book about the Victorian underworld which references 'The Gangs Of Manchester'. I'm going to hunt it out. | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
I'm at a Primal Scream gig at the Apollo on Friday or I would go down to have a look. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Lucky sod. Fancy getting in another jar or two at the Henry Bods afore the festive season descends on us? | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Sounds like a good idea. I'm pretty much skint till my redundancy money hits the bank on Monday, so one day between Monday and Wednesday next week? Can't do later than that - works nights out thursday and Friday, Ocean Colour Scene Saturday 20th, Saw Doctors Sunday 21st | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 129.11.77.198 |
You have Black Lace on the 25th, the Push Pineapple reunion gig. | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
I have Alcoholic Oblivion on the 25th | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Marc, how about Tuesday night at the Henry Bods? Sometime between 8 and 9 o'clock? | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
Sounds good. Quiz night as well. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Nae bother. I'll have to come straight from work. I finish at 8 as long as I don't get a call that wildly overruns. Email me your mobile number so I can let you know if I run late. It's sbestwick2002 at yahoo dot co dot uk. | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 83.98.9.4 |
email sent. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.165.182 |
Email received. And replied to.  |